The Story of Civilization by Will and Ariel Durant

Travel through time on an extraordinary guided tour of human civilization.

The Story of Civilization by Will and Ariel Durant is the unabridged 11 volume comprehensive historical work that has long been a valuable resource in homes, libraries and schools. This interactive CD-ROM showcases the Durant's vivid writing, bringing the massive 11-volume set (over 50 years of work) to new life.

Includes instant-access search and retrieval program to serve as your personal librarian. Lightning fast searches across thousands of passages to find any date, period, name, phrase or fact you need. Over 800 illustrations accompany the text, including maps, paintings, sculptures and photos of the people and places that shaped civilization. Includes 28-minute video documentary.


The 11 volumes encompass:

I. Our Oriental Heritage
II. The Life of Greece
III. Caesar and Christ
IV. The Age of Faith
V. The Renaissance
VI. The Reformation
VII. The Age of Reason Begins
VIII. The Age of Louis XIV
IX. The Age of Voltaire
X. Rousseau and Revolution
XI. The Age of Napoleon

Includes ISO image of disc plus scans of package box and installation booklet.